GUEST penned: "We are amused by the continuous use of the adjective "innocent" when applied to "civilians." It is not clear to me that civilians are necessarily innocent. The term innocent signifies "not guilty," and by extension it might be proposed that putting on a uniform automatically makes the wearer guilty of something or other, such as fighting for his country. It seems that the term "non-combatant" is preferable to "innocent civilian."

In the US, you are supposed to be "innocent until proven guilty", so I would have to disagree.

And, as stated previously...being an asshole is not a crime. If it were, I and a lot of other people would be in for life sentences. ;D